The Billionaire Hotel Owner Was Forced to Marry a Crime Boss’s Daughter — Then His Ex Came Back,….
Chapter 7
Adrian spent the next week investigating his father’s old business records.
He found something disturbing.
Payments.
Shell companies.
Property transfers.
Names that appeared repeatedly.
Victor Moretti.
His father had worked with Victor.
But the records suggested something else.
His father had eventually tried to leave.
And after that, the payments stopped.
Adrian stared at the documents.
“Why?”
Daniel entered.
“You found something.”
Adrian nodded.
“My father was investigating Victor.”
Daniel looked at the records.
“Then why did he stop?”
Adrian didn’t answer.
Elena entered.
She carried another folder.
“I found this in my father’s private archive.”
Inside was a photograph.
Adrian’s father.
Victor.
And the same painting Adrian had accidentally destroyed.
Adrian froze.
“That painting…”
Elena nodded.
“It belonged to Victor’s family.”
“But why was my father photographed with it?”
Maya entered behind them.
“I think I know.”
She placed her travel journal on the table.
“Because the painting isn’t just a painting.”
Everyone stared at her.
“The original artwork was used to hide something.”
“What?”
“Financial records.”
Adrian’s heart sank.
“So when I destroyed it…”
Maya nodded.
“You didn’t destroy an expensive painting.”
“You may have destroyed evidence.”
Suddenly the entire marriage made sense.
Victor hadn’t forced Adrian to marry Elena because of eight million dollars.
He had forced him into a position where he could control Adrian’s hotel.
Because Adrian’s company held something Victor desperately wanted.
